Richard Curtis has done it again! If that name doesn’t ring a bell, then his films certainly will: Four Weddings and A Funeral, Notting Hill, Love Actually… Curtis is that clever breed of man who can make you laugh, and make you cry with his joyous brand of sentimentality.

About Time takes a similar trajectory – filled with awkward romance, colourful characters and daffy dysfunction writ large. But don’t let the poster fool you: this isn’t another story of a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her. This is an ode to fathers and sons.

Beautifully warm and reflective, Curtis sets up the romance of Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) and Mary (Rachel McAdams) via a secret time-travel ability passed down from father (Bill Nighy) to son. Tim duly takes up the mantel, and has a bit of fun – Groundhog Day-style – wooing Mary, but as the years tick by, the bittersweet truth of time is painfully revealed.

Gleeson is a revelation as Tim, stepping into Hugh Grant’s archetypal shoes with his own gangling charm and effortless comedic timing. McAdams is adorable as always, but it is the pairing of Nighy and Gleeson that really hits home. So bring tissues, and be reminded...